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1. Ezra 4:9 דִּהוּא

   From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

2. Ezra 4:10 דִּ֤ידִּ֣י

   and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.

3. Ezra 4:11 דִּ֚י

   (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:

4. Ezra 4:12 דִּ֣ידִּ֤י

   Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.

5. Ezra 4:13 דִּ֠י

   Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.

6. Ezra 4:14 דִּֽי־

   Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king

7. Ezra 4:15 דִּ֡ידִּ֣ידִּי֩

   that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.

8. Ezra 4:16 דִּ֠י

   We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.

9. Ezra 4:17 דִּ֥י

   Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.

10. Ezra 4:18 דִּ֥י

    The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.

11. Ezra 4:19 דִּ֚י

    I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.

12. Ezra 4:23 דִּ֞ידִּ֚י

    When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.

13. Ezra 4:24 דִּ֖י

    Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

14. Ezra 5:1 דִּ֥י

    Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.

15. Ezra 5:2 דִּ֣ידִֽי־

    Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

16. Ezra 5:4 דִּֽי־

    They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”

17. Ezra 5:6 דִּֽי־דִּ֖י

    This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.

18. Ezra 5:8 דִּֽי־

    Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.

19. Ezra 5:10 דִּ֛ידִּ֥י

    We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

20. Ezra 5:11 דִֽי־דִּֽי־

    And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

21. Ezra 5:12 דִּ֨י

    But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.

22. Ezra 5:13 דִּ֣י

    In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

23. Ezra 5:14 דִֽי־דִּ֣ידִּ֣ידִּ֣ידִּ֣ידִּ֣ידִּ֥י

    He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

24. Ezra 5:15 דִּ֣י

    and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

25. Ezra 5:16 דִּי־דִּ֣י

    So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

26. Ezra 5:17 דִּי־דִּ֣ידִּֽי־

    Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

27. Ezra 6:1 דִּ֧י

    Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.

28. Ezra 6:2 דִּ֛י

    And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:

29. Ezra 6:3 דִּֽי־

    In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,

30. Ezra 6:4 דִּי־דִּי־

    with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.

31. Ezra 6:5 דִּ֣ידִּ֣ידִי־דִי־

    Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.

32. Ezra 6:6 דִּ֖י

    Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!

33. Ezra 6:8 דִֽי־דִּ֚ידִּי־

    I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.

34. Ezra 6:9 דִי־דִּי־

    Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.

35. Ezra 6:10 דִּֽי־

    Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

36. Ezra 6:11 דִּ֣ידִּ֤י

    I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.

37. Ezra 6:12 דִּ֣ידִּ֣י׀דִּ֣י

    May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.

38. Ezra 6:13 דִּֽי־

    In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

39. Ezra 6:15 דִּי־

    And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

40. Ezra 6:18 דִּ֣י

    They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

41. Ezra 7:12 דִּֽי־

    Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

42. Ezra 7:13 דִּ֣י

    I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.

43. Ezra 7:14 דִּי֩דִּ֥י

    You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.

44. Ezra 7:15 דִּֽי־דִּ֥י

    Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

45. Ezra 7:16 דִּ֣ידִּ֥י

    together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.

46. Ezra 7:17 דִּ֛ידִּ֥י

    With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.

47. Ezra 7:18 דִי֩

    You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.

48. Ezra 7:19 דִּֽי־

    You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.

49. Ezra 7:20 דִּ֥י

    And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.

50. Ezra 7:21 דִּ֖ידִּ֣ידִּ֣ידִּֽי־

    I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,